Orb UAP photographed by pilot on tarmac and flying during the day in Manchester

[MKBRD]

That's an interesting observation. Any organization that poorly run could not necessarily be relied upon to always do the right thing. Also would expect them to be particularly skittish about (more) embarrassing/bad publicity. FOD incident where a child's ball/balloon was spotted floating along on an active airfield? Not a good look, a possible reason for them to deny the incident happened. Without access to airport authority documents, video, radio transmissions, etc., little chance to know either way.

I'm speaking purely from a customer POV. I'm sure their ATC is competent.

The baggage handlers, gate attendants and security check personnel, not so much...

I have had to buy a new suitcase every time I have flown out of Manchester. Which is unfortunate, because I live there.

 

[Duke]

you're taking an opinion as fact without having first ascertained the factual basis for it. for example, there could be some passengers with a bad experience, while ground operations are run competently.

Not at all, only making an observation on a statement posted by @MKBRD. Whether the airport is effectively or competently run, however, would be reasonably simple to investigate looking through news stories, trade magazines, airline personnel websites, CAA reports, formal inspections/reviews, etc. I was thinking about doing just that, after hopefully getting more insight from @MKBRD relative to his statement. Turns out he was talking customer service, so delving into the operational efficiency of Manchester airport without a starting point I had hoped @MKBRD would provide seems a bit too open ended.

 

[purpleivan]

That's an interesting observation. Any organization that poorly run could not necessarily be relied upon to always do the right thing. Also would expect them to be particularly skittish about (more) embarrassing/bad publicity. FOD incident where a child's ball/balloon was spotted floating along on an active airfield? Not a good look, a possible reason for them to deny the incident happened. Without access to airport authority documents, video, radio transmissions, etc., little chance to know either way.

In my experience of Manchester airport (and it's just that, not any real evidence), I've not personally seen evidence of issues with aircraft operation, but most of the time that would be hard to judge from a passenger perspective. This is based on flying in or out of it, something like 70-80 times over the past 25 years.

I think that MKBRD might be referring more to the passenger facing aspects of MAN's operations, which can be pretty lousy, rather than aircraft operations. Slow baggage transit compared with other airports, dated ugly parts of the terminals (especially the gate areas of terminal 3) and the rather chaotic arrangement of parking areas and roads around the airport. In my experience, things improve once you make it onto a plane.

 

[FatPhil]

Pulp's Sorted for E's & Wizz was condemned by British newspapers as a pro-drugs / rave culture song, but listen to the lyrics and it's anything but. Arguably it's critical of the (I think irrational) New Age optimism of some parts of Ufology and the these-drugs-are-an-evolutionary-breakthrough advocates:

Is this the way they say the future's meant to feel?
Or just twenty thousand people standing in a field?
... ...
... I seem to have left an important part of my brain somewhere,
Somewhere in a field in Hampshire

Curious; that reinforces my view that Pulp, at least when they were the name on everyone's lips in the mid-90s, did very little that was original. Were they hoping that everyone had forgotten Edwyn Collins' /Campaign For Real Rock/, the opening track from his /Curious George/ album the previous year and its "Your frazzled brains are putrefying ... The truly detestable summer festival" lines? However, you're right that that's a great example of blindingly ignorant tabloid outrage.

And I know there's no way as a soft southern shite that I could ever compete with Mick's proper Northern Cred, but in 1994 I did live just 2 doors away from Oasis' then drummer. Tony McCarroll, in Levenshulme.

 

[MKBRD]

In my experience of Manchester airport (and it's just that, not any real evidence), I've not personally seen evidence of issues with aircraft operation, but most of the time that would be hard to judge from a passenger perspective. This is based on flying in or out of it, something like 70-80 times over the past 25 years.

I think that MKBRD might be referring more to the passenger facing aspects of MAN's operations, which can be pretty lousy, rather than aircraft operations. Slow baggage transit compared with other airports, dated ugly parts of the terminals (especially the gate areas of terminal 3) and the rather chaotic arrangement of parking areas and roads around the airport. In my experience, things improve once you make it onto a plane.

I agree, things improve dramatically when you're leaving

 

[RTM]

I really like the first 2 Oasis albums, Definitely Maybe is one of my favourite debuts. And then they became a Beatles tribute band best known for slapping each other and being a bit rude to everyone else. And in Liam's case, having a funny walk.
Unfashionably, I like a lot of Brit-pop stuff, though most of the relevant bands rejected that term.

Pulp's Sorted for E's & Wizz was condemned by British newspapers as a pro-drugs / rave culture song, but listen to the lyrics and it's anything but. Arguably it's critical of the (I think irrational) New Age optimism of some parts of Ufology and the these-drugs-are-an-evolutionary-breakthrough advocates:

Is this the way they say the future's meant to feel?
Or just twenty thousand people standing in a field?
... ...
And tell me when the spaceship lands
'Cause all this has just got to mean something
... ...
... I seem to have left an important part of my brain somewhere,
Somewhere in a field in Hampshire

You forgot a very relevant song by Oasis.

 

[BlackHoleNFO]

Somebody could call the airport, maybe they know what it is. They have a Airport Route Service or Security Service...if it's a Thing that should not be on a Lane, they maybe throw it in the Trash.

 

[John J.]

Somebody could call the airport, maybe they know what it is. They have a Airport Route Service or Security Service...if it's a Thing that should not be on a Lane, they maybe throw it in the Trash.

Hi @BlackHoleNFO, welcome.

If you read through the thread you'll see the airport management have given their opinion, and there has been discussion on here about whether unwelcome things on runways / taxiways are examined when they are removed.

 

[Scaramanga]

This is (ahem) an artist's impression; I'm not saying the orb definitely had a ramp as depicted.

But you know how things go in UFOlogy. Give it a year and it will be ' Hey everyone...Metabunk says the UFO had a ramp for the aliens to get off'

 

[martin bradshaw]

maybe a space hopper fell out the plane, rotated at the right angle hiding the handles could look similar, even has the ridge lines from when its flat packed